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2 y& c' E0 ~3 X) e0 o0 z9 h( Q1 MFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray., T1 S5 ]9 h7 S0 Y _; x& L; Q
6 F; o# ~0 A; w( g' tThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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* }# L8 ~2 h- `" A2 I! Z( YOne worker was being treated for second and third-degree burns, the most serious types. A second suffered first-degree burns, and a third person had a neck injury.
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.0 \, S8 q8 @, \
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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9 z% t R7 U! z/ K: Z( V( j: h0 HAnd a man whose wife works at the plant was concerned for her safety. "It is a ball of fire," said the man, who would not be named.
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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6 V8 K9 h3 y4 ~; sChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."# G+ y( o/ t9 ~$ S- A
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.5 ^' h3 W1 |, `! M* J9 q) U2 o
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By 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.
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Z; V$ U7 p/ `% C( ?Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.3 b% B ^ l9 g. a
9 c% [1 {3 N% l0 o* v! _* E% MThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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' a0 s. v5 D* { ~- C) O: E"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.
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- ?0 K' x5 q: d$ [/ O7 z+ z2 BThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.; Q2 p8 F# {* P3 G# I
5 E1 F' L: B+ V+ g- rHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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It is impossible to gauge the impact on the company -- or how the incident might affect multibillion-dollar expansion plans for Horizon -- until the extent of the damage is known, said Michael Dunn, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
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3 ]; n. w; X% `5 b" K; L+ q4 SA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.
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- d; t0 F8 f3 I4 cThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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% A2 ^2 P# G; c! @+ {# d$ H( MCanadian Natural, Canada's No. 1 independent oil producer, said earlier Thursday that Horizon's output averaged 83,700 barrels per day in December, down 22% from November, as it shut down the upgrader's coker unit for repairs. The company said it had restarted the unit.
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Fires in the complex upgraders have been relatively frequent. Production at Suncor Energy Inc.'s oilsands project was hobbled when a fire broke out at one of its two upgraders in December 2009. A second unit was damaged in another blaze last February.
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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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